Meaning

1 senses

  1. (India)To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner.

Examples

31 sentences

  1. Tom has been arrested for arson.

    deTom ist wegen Brandstiftung verhaftet worden. — Naina

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  2. It's very difficult to prove arson.

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  3. Who else was involved in the arson?

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  4. It looks like arson.

    ruЭто похоже на поджог. — marafon

    deEs sieht nach Brandstiftung aus. — Naina

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  5. They think it was arson.

    ruОни думают, что это был поджог. — odexed

    deSie glauben, es war Brandstiftung. — pullnosemans

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Origin

From Anglo-Norman and Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”)

From Anglo-Norman and Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”). Compare ardent.

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Forms

arsons, arsoning, arsoned, arsoned
Base formarson · to arson
3rd person singulararsons
Present participlearsoning
Past simplearsoned
Past participlearsoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyarson
he, she, itarsons

Past simpleLesson

all personsarsoned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave arsoned
he, she, ithas arsoned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill arson

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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